Sentences with phrase «of women in prison»

The St. John's Status of Women Council is calling on the province for an assessment of health care needs of women in prison.

The Nation reports that black women make up about 44 percent of all women in prison, despite making up only about 7 percent of the population.

Human Rights Watch have reported that around half of the women in prison and almost all of the girls in juvenile detention are imprisoned on accusations of «moral crimes».

From an exploitation film set in 1969 to one released in 1969, Jess Franco's 99 Women (more accurately, «Woman 99») is probably the best example of the Women In Prison exploitation genre — which, frankly, never quite caught my attention in the same way that the «Ilsa, She - Devil of the SS» series or the Naughty Nuns did.

«In Peru, the number of women in prison has doubled the past 15 years,» D'Souza said.

We made particular recommendations to reduce poverty, improve women's access to justice, and address the unacceptable treatment of women in prison, including the over-incarceration of Indigenous women.

Kimberly Pate, executive director of the Ottawa - based Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies, is an advocate, activist, and ally of women in prisons.

It was argued that adopting this approach would go a long way to diminishing the current levels of women in prison and the concomitant vicious cycle.

«Research reveals that the overwhelming majority of women in prison have experienced family violence.

Pajer (1998) concluded that a third of women in prison had been arrested before.

And, both are former inmates, giving Christy and Adrieanna insightful understanding of the special needs of women in prison and teens who have aged out of state foster care, all with limited options for earning a living.

At the same time, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women also represent the fastest growing prison population in Australia and it is estimated that around 90 percent of our women in prison have previously been a victim / survivor of family violence.

57 % of women in prison have experienced domestic abuse.

#AskChiefJudge 3 % of women are Indigenous, 38 % of women in prison are Indigenous, WHY SUCH EXTREME PREJUDICE IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW?